Telegram-herald., 1887-08-14

we must be approaching the mouth OF
river In another minute we perceived q
great golden dore, not unlike that Of st.
Paui's, piercing the morning mistS and while
we were wondering what in the world it could
be, Good reported another and still more i'm
portant discovery, namely, that a small sail
ING boat was advancing toward us This bit
OF news, which ve were very shortly able to
verify with our own ewes. threw Us into a
considerable Gutter That the natives of this
unknown lake should understand the art Of
sailing seemed 10 suggest that they possessed
some degree OF civilization. In few more
minutes it became evident that the occupant
or occupants of the advancing boat had made
Us out. For a moment or two she hung in
the wind as though in doubt, ard then came
tacking toward US vita great swiftnesS In
ten more minutes she was within q hundred
yards, and we saw that she was O neat little
boat-not a canoe ~dugout," but built more
Or less in European fashion with planks, and
carrying siuguiarly large ssil for her size.
But our attention was soon diverted from tho
boat to ber crew, which consisted Of a man
and woman nearly as white as ourselves
We stared at each other in amazement,
thinking that we must be mistaken; but no,
fair, but the two people in the boat we're de-
cidedly Of white as distinguished from a
black race-as white, for instance. as Span
iaris OF Italians. IL was patent fact So
1t was true, after ali; and, mysteriously led
b. Power beyond our own. we had discov-
cred this wonderful people. l could have
shouted for JOY when l thought Of the glory
and the wonder Of the thing; and as il was,
we al shook hands and congratulated each
other on the unexpected success Of our wild
search All my lie bad heard rumors OF a
white race that existed in the highlands Of
the interior Of this vast continent, and longed
to put them TO the proof, and now here saw
it with my own eyes and was dumfounded.
Truly, es Sir Henry said, the old Roman was
right when he wrote: "Ex Africa sen1per
sliquid novi." which he tells me means that
ont Of Africa there always comes some new
thing.
The man In the boat was ~ O good but not
particularly fine physiqus, and had straight,
black bair, regular sau ifne features. and an
intelligent face. lie was dressed in a brown
cloth garment. something Ike flannel shirt
without the sleeves. and in an un nisfakable
Kit O. the same material The legs and feet
we're bare. Round the night arm and left leg
be wore tbick rings Of yellow metal that
judged 70 Be Of gold. The woman Rad a
sweet face, Wild ard sbT. With larx. eyes ard
curling brown hair. Her dress ~a. mad. of
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